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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. SAE-AISI F2 Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI F2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI F2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
710 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
10
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24 to 81
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
1.2 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0.2 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
92.6 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5